Winding down – sort of

That was fun. I took a quick walk around the floor. Only the dedicated remain. I did not want to intrude much, so I tried to keep my distance. There were some intense-looking games going on.

The RPGers did not even look up when I entered into their cornered realm. They were bent over sheets of paper with dice spread out and the Dungeon Master leading them energetically on whatever adventure he has planned. I did not hear much because they looked like they did not want to be disturbed so I left them be. I don’t blame them.

When I D&D I don’t like distractions either.

Regardless, they looked like they were having a great time. Honestly, you would be hard pressed to not have a good time when Pen and Paper RPG is going on.

You will be relieved to know that my former partner in the Star Wars game has recouped after my disastrous start to his game. He leveled out and has taken out the heavy cannon of the Rebel force. Last I saw, he had a clear shot to the tower door, which was the objective of the session.

All of the costumed folks have gone. The Anime room is shut down but there are still X-Box players going strong.

I wandered into a session of Battletech. It is a miniature war game using Mech’s, or giant robotic war machines/tanks.

The dice were flying at this table. These were all veteran gamers. No time for questions. There was a battle to be won. The moan from gamers whose units had suffered casualties was quite intense.

But the triumphant roar from the battle’s victor, addictive.

It looked cool and I wish it were a game I knew. As it was, it just looked like a bunch of dice flying around a table with cardboard trees and guys yelling and moving pieces at a pace I could barely keep up with. I am not sure if this is how regular sessions go or what. But I want to know more. It got my heart pumping, that’s for sure.

The Live Action RPGers are also still going at it. Although I do not think it is a Star Wars game they are running. I did not want to break in and ask as they looked to be at critical point in the game. It might have been “Werewolf: the Apocalypse.” I think I heard some growling. Nevertheless, they all seemed pretty relaxed as they acted out the game.

I am going to head over and check out the game Howard Tayler is playing in. It seems like the folks at his table are laughing every 10 seconds. And Howard, he is the guy who did that outstanding sketch of me, looks as if he is holding court to a captive audience.

Dude is a character. He had me laughing most of the day as I sat here blogging. His booth was right next to the area they gave me to write from.